Zhang Zhenshi
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Zhang Zhenshi | |
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| Born | 1914 |
| Died | 1992 (aged 77–78) Beijing, China |
| Known for | Painting |
| Notable work | Portrait of Mao Zedong |
Zhang Zhenshi (Chinese: 张振仕; 1914–1992) was a Chinese portrait painter and fine art educator.[1] He is known for his portraits of the Chinese leader Mao Zedong, one of which has become the most reproduced image of Mao of all time.[2] The paintings are among the most famous portraits in China.[3]
Born in Liaoyang of Liaoning Province, Zhang graduated from the Western Painting Department of the Jinghua Art Academy in 1936.[4] He would later serve as a teacher at National Beiping Art Training School, editor-in-chief of the journal Art and Life (艺术与生活, Yishu yu shenghuo), deputy-editor of Chahar Illustrated (察哈尔画报, Chaha'er huabao), and as a professor at Liaoning Provincial Art Training School, National Changbai Normal College, and the Central Academy for Industrial Art.
In 1977, he produced the portrait of Zhou Enlai that can be seen in the National Museum of China and was awarded the title of "advanced worker" by the Ministry of Light Industry and the Central Academy for Industrial Art.
